In 2025, Fort Wayne police reported 757 violent crimes (275 per 100,000 residents), including 32 murders, 138 robberies and 452 aggravated assaults, plus 5,103 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 275,451. Violent-crime rate rank: 4 of 6 large Indiana cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency IN0020100, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evansville | 1,087 | 1,249 | 8 | 3,043 | Totals |
| Indianapolis | 769 | 6,947 | 139 | 2,799 | Totals |
| South Bend | 453 | 470 | 0 | 1,033 | Totals |
| Fort Wayne | 275 | 757 | 32 | 1,853 | Totals |
| Fishers | 78 | 82 | 1 | 466 | Totals |
| Carmel | 51 | 53 | 0 | 688 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Fort Wayne's violent-crime rate of 275 per 100,000 people in 2025 was about even with the Indiana rate (263) and 14% lower than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 364 residents, or about 14.6 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Fort Wayne ranks 252nd for violent crime, in the lower half, and 44th for murder (32 murders, 11.6 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 60% of Fort Wayne's violent crimes and robberies 18%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 1,853 per 100,000, 70% higher than Indiana overall. Fort Wayne police logged 469 vehicle thefts (170 per 100,000, 230th of 351; Indiana: 155) and 494 burglaries (179 per 100,000, 31% higher than the state).
The closest city we cover is South Bend, 71 miles northwest; its violent-crime rate (453) is 65% higher than Fort Wayne's.
Out-of-state cities near Fort Wayne's size (275,451 residents): Lubbock, TX at 699 violent crimes per 100,000 and St. Louis, MO at 1,230.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Fort Wayne had 275 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, about even with the statewide 263. It is 4th highest of the 6 Indiana cities on this site; Evansville is highest at 1,087. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Fort Wayne police reported 32 murders for 2025, a rate of 11.6 per 100,000 residents. The Indiana rate was 4.3 and the national rate 4.1.
469 vehicles were reported stolen in Fort Wayne in 2025, 170 per 100,000 residents. That is 13% lower than the national rate of 195 and ranks 230th of 351 cities on this site.